The problem is not cars that use software - that is inevitable and OTA updates are far superior (if properly secure) than having to take the thing into a shop.

The problem is these people can’t or won’t write databases and systems that transfer from one data center to another. That stinks of either incompetence or bad faith.

I can’t believe they let him get away with that

Buncha whataboutism in the comments…

Took me a minute to realize you meant Gen X = Old People (probably due to cognitive decline). Ouch.

Back to the landowner class, eh?

Google Messages uses end-to-end encryption by default, for RCS.

Y’all have hobbies and leisure??

That’s patently false, according to https://www.findmyelectric.com/blog/tesla-battery-replacement-cost-explained/#:~:text=Absolutely.,will likely also be similar.

My 2013 Model S has 235,000 miles on it and still l drives like it’s brand new. I haven’t yet had to replace the battery pack but when that day comes, it will almost certainly be worth the cost.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/02/02/joe-biden-30-policy-things-you-might-have-missed-00139046

I think the answer is marketing. Much like mp3 players existed before the iPod, sometimes something just takes off and centers on a particular product that maybe has a bit more glitz, or better marketing. I think the idea of legislating specific products is stupid.

My phone often does this when I use voice to text. I guess I speak in Capital Letters.

Yeah that’s fair, I inadvertently glossed over the “neo”. Still though, punishing scientists for getting in the way of corporate profit seems way more on-brand for modern American conservatives than any other ideology.

You think it’s liberals who would want to punish scientists for pointing out corporate greed?

Bug bounty programs are a thing.